Students at Good Shepherd Christian Academy of Washington help Haiti

Good Shepherd Christian Academy and Preschool students brought to school more than $900 in coins to help a Haiti family left homeless by the January earthquake.
WASHINGTON — In an effort to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti, students at the Good Shepherd Christian Academy and Preschool brought coins to school for one week, March 8-12, raising $921.

The school Parent-Teacher Fellowship contributed an additional $79.64. This $1,000 donation was forwarded to Samaritan’s Purse. That organization will use the money to construct a basic shelter for a Haitian family left homeless by the recent earthquake.

Samaritan’s Purse reports that in devastated towns and neighborhoods, they are providing all the materials needed to build sturdy 12-by-12-foot shelters that will be able to temporarily house a family of up to 10. Each shelter will be wrapped with rugged waterproof and windproof plastic, and covered with a sloping galvanized steel roof.

Gutters along the backside will funnel rainwater into a 65-gallon cistern. For about $664, SP can supply a basic shelter that is designed to last for two years. The gutters and cistern cost an additional $113, and wooden bunk beds $223. This means for about $1,000, the group can enable a Haitian family to build a sturdy temporary shelter that will keep them safe and dry.

Good Shepherd Christian Academy, located at 490 Route 57 West, in Washington, celebrates 30 years of providing quality Christian education to students from age 2 through 8th grade.